Some basic concepts related to state implementation and enforcement of federal environmental laws are: State Delegation “State Delegation” is when the federal law in question delegates some or all enforcement to the state agencies, typically after the state’s program first goes ...

EPA pursues three different types of enforcement actions: Administrative actions are non-judicial enforcement measures taken by a state agency or EPA using its own authority. They do not involve a judicial process. An administrative action may be either: 1) a notice of violation, or 2) an ...

While the human impact of the government shutdown is far-reaching, the environmental impact is also of grave concern. During the 2019 shutdown, National Parks remained open but with no security or hospitality staff on site, resulting in an increase in vandalism and destruction of property ...

WOTUS History The federal Clean Water Act  (CWA) was passed in 1972 in order to eliminate discharges of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. The CWA tasks the EPA with prohibiting “the discharge of any pollutant” to navigable waters from any point source. The term “ ...

The Whistleblower Protection Act protects federal employees who make disclosures which the employee reasonably believes evidence of wrongdoing ...